Pocono Airlines Fairchild Swearingen SA-226TC Metro II, N341L, is shown in Allegheny Commuter colors departing from Washington National Airport in September 1985.Pocono Airlines was founded by Walter Hoffman and began operations in July 1962. The airline became an Allegheny Commuter carrier in 1968 but ended that affiliation on July 1, 1988, when it filed for bankruptcy. Operations resumed in March 1989 as a TW Express carrier. Operations were again ended on January 5, 1990.